Nikhil Chaudhary Joins Australian Cricket Team

Nikhil Chaudhary 加入澳洲板球隊


Introduction

Australia chose Nikhil Chaudhary for the cricket games against Bangladesh.

澳洲選擇了 Nikhil Chaudhary 參加對陣孟加拉的板球賽。

Main Body

Nikhil is 30 years old. He plays cricket and bowls the ball. He is in the team because Travis Head cannot play.

Nikhil 今年 30 歲。他打板球並負責投球。因為 Travis Head 無法參賽,他才入選隊伍。

Nikhil was born in India. He moved to Australia during Covid-19. He worked in a post office before he played for big teams in Australia.

Nikhil 出生於印度。他在新冠疫情期間移居澳洲。在為澳洲大球隊效力之前,他在郵局工作。

He played very well for the Hobart Hurricanes. He scored many runs. Now, he can play for the national team.

他在 Hobart Hurricanes 的表現非常出色,拿了很多分。現在,他可以為國家隊出賽了。

Conclusion

Nikhil may play his first game next week in Chattogram.

Nikhil 可能下週在 Chattogram 進行他的首場比賽。

Vocabulary Learning

The 'Past vs. Present' Switch

Look at how the story changes time. We use different words to show if something is happening now or if it happened before.

Now (Present)

  • Nikhil is 30 years old.
  • He plays cricket.
  • He can play for the team.

Before (Past)

  • Nikhil was born in India.
  • He moved to Australia.
  • He worked in a post office.
  • He played for the Hurricanes.

The Pattern → To talk about the past, we often just add -ed to the action word: workworked playplayed movemoved

Vocabulary Learning

chose (v.)
To pick someone or something from a group.
Example:The teacher chose a student to read the story.
bowls (v.)
To throw the ball in the game of cricket.
Example:The player bowls the ball very fast.
national (adj.)
Relating to a whole country.
Example:He is proud to play for the national team.
scored (v.)
To get a point or a run in a game.
Example:She scored a goal in the soccer match.
Practice A2 words in a crossword